Chapter 42 - Trials and Trials
However, even if Chi Zhongtian wanted to leave quietly, the guards of Yanyuntang would not be so derelict in their duties. Not long after Chi Zhongtian left, some guards came to report.
Since Yanyuntang was passed down from generation to generation by the Jin family's father and son, in order to better control the gang, it did not set up so many complicated institutions. Apart from Jin Chi, there was not even a deputy hall leader, and those who usually managed the trivial matters in the gang were all
They are several disciples who are older, experienced, and highly skilled in martial arts. In addition to the inspection altar, Yanyuntang also has the law enforcement altar and the guardian altar. The inspection altar is responsible for collecting intelligence and investigating things, and the law enforcement altar is responsible for helping the disciples discipline themselves.
, the Dharma Protector Altar is responsible for guarding the safety of the gang leader and Yanyuntang. The stations of these altars are all located not far from Yanyuntang. However, in addition to Guo Heyang who patrols the altar, he often goes to see Jin Chi to report to him the latest developments in the world.
The other two altar leaders usually don't show up. Jin Chi manages the gang more by relying on his personal charm and Yanyuntang's strong financial resources. The disciples in the gang worship Jin Chi's prestige and can receive generous rewards, so Yanyuntang
There has never been any internal violence ever.
However, Jin Chi is still very concerned about Yanyuntang's main altar in Yanjing City. Every guard and servant in Yanyuntang has been strictly selected. These people are absolutely loyal to Jinchi.
No, as soon as Chi Zhongtian went out, someone immediately went to report Jin Chi.
All the way to the north, Chi Zhongtian did not stop and spent most of the time on the road. When passing by Hongyan Tower, he suddenly remembered that he still had an appointment with Yongmen Zidi. However, thinking about the delay for so long, Yongmen Zidi must definitely
He has already gone back, and besides, he has important matters to attend to, so he can only apologize to Yongmen Zidi another day.
In fact, what Chi Zhongtian didn't know was that as soon as he passed by Hongyan Tower, Yongmenzi Di came down from the second floor. In fact, Yongmenzi Di had just finished his work. If Chi Zhongtian stopped and went in to take a look,
You will find that it is a coincidence, but sometimes things are not such a coincidence.
After leaving the north gate, Chi Zhongtian asked a few firewood sellers nearby about the location of the Purifying Water Temple, and then continued walking forward.
It didn't take long for Chi Zhongtian to walk to the place where Guo Heyang was attacked just now. However, the place had been cleaned so well that others could no longer see any clues.
Purifying Water Temple is located in the north of Yanjing City. It is a Taoist temple built hundreds of years ago. It was not very popular at first. After the dynasty established its capital in Yanjing City, the city of Yanjing and the surrounding suburbs began to become prosperous. Therefore, Purifying Water Temple
The incense was once very prosperous, and there was an endless stream of pilgrims and tourists coming and going every day.
However, when Chi Zhongtian came here today, he found that it was very deserted. The Pure Water Temple covers an area of more than fifty miles. In addition to several halls dedicated to Taoists, there are also many attic pavilions in the temple.
In the past, many people often came here not to worship, but just to have fun.
The front door of Qingshui Temple is very spectacular. The two red painted doors are more than three feet high. There are white jade railings and stone pillars outside the door. In addition, there are dozens of stone steps leading directly to the main entrance.
Chi Zhongtian was standing under the stone stairs at this time. Seeing that the door was open but no one was coming or going, Chi Zhongtian did not dare to go in rashly, so he had to observe outside the door.
A moment later, Chi Zhongtian was about to go in to find out what was going on, when a little Taoist priest happened to walk out of the Pure Water Temple.
After the young Taoist priest approached, Chi Zhongtian took a closer look and found that the young Taoist priest was about the same age as himself. However, Chi Zhongtian could see that although he was wearing Taoist robes, his face was not straight and he did not look like a monk. When Chi Zhongtian was young, he was very interested in the "Book of Changes", the most wonderful book in China. The Yin and Yang gossip, Feng Shui talks, divination and other contents in it all made Chi Zhongtian feel very mysterious and curious. But now at first glance, this little Taoist priest , his "eyebrow bone is very protruding, plus there is a sea pine under the chin", which is a sign of being trouble-loving and arrogant. This is the first time Chi Zhongtian has applied the things in the Book of Changes to practice, and it doesn't work. I don't know, but this is just a habit of flashing out memories in my mind.
The little Taoist priest said: "May I ask this donor, what is the purpose of coming here?"
Chi Zhongtian calmed down his thoughts and said, "I am in Chi Zhongtian, and I really want to come here to pay a visit to someone."
When he heard the words "Dao Chi Zhongtian", the little Taoist priest's eyes suddenly flickered, but he returned to normal after a moment and said, "I wonder who the donor is paying homage to?"
Chi Zhongtian said: "I want to come and pay a visit to a man named Yu Chengmo."
Chi Zhongtian thought about it for a long time on the road. He originally planned to quietly explore the truth, but the closer he got to the Pure Water Temple, the more he missed Ao Shuangxue. Impulsively, Chi Zhongtian wanted to meet Yu Cheng directly. Mo Mo, let's see what he is going to do. Chi Zhongtian has even thought about it. If he has to, he can give him the Chengying Sword in his hand, as long as he can get Ao Shuangxue back. As for Mu Chengsong's explanation to him, Chi Zhongtian Tian had already forgotten about it at this time. It is difficult for a hero to be a beauty, let alone Chi Zhongtian, an ignorant young man. Besides, Ao Shuangxue is much more important in Chi Zhongtian's heart than any other beauty.
After listening to Chi Zhongtian's words, the little Taoist priest smiled slightly and said, "Donor, there is no one named Yu Chengmo here. I think the benefactor has come to the wrong place."
Chi Zhongtian said: "There should be nothing wrong. I think you are not the person in charge here. You go and call the person in charge."
The little Taoist priest rolled his eyes and said, "The donor, please wait for a moment. I will go in and inform you."
After saying that, the little Taoist priest turned around and walked towards the Taoist temple.
After a while, five people walked out of the Taoist temple. The leader was wearing a Taoist temple on his head, holding a whisk in his hand, and wearing a Taoist robe. The other four people were all dressed like little Taoist priests, including the little Taoist priest just now.
After approaching, the leading old Taoist priest said: "I heard that the donor wants to find Yu Chengmo?"
Chi Zhongtian said: "Yes, exactly."
The old Taoist priest asked: "May I ask the donor, why do you want to find Yu Chengmo?"
Chi Zhongtian felt impatient when he saw the old Taoist asking questions again and again, so he said: "This Taoist priest is asking me, is Yu Chengmo here?"
The old Taoist priest smiled and said: "The donor is young and has a bad temper. As a guest, how can he talk to the host like this?"
Chi Zhongtian saw that although the old Taoist priest had a smile on his face, his eyes were full of evil eyes. At this time, Chi Zhongtian had a thought in his mind. After carefully looking at the old Taoist priest up and down, he suddenly laughed and said, "I don't know how tall he is." The master of the Pure Water Temple?"
The old Taoist priest saw Chi Zhongtian laughing suddenly, and he didn't know why, so he replied: "That's right."
Chi Zhongtian suddenly took a few steps back, then turned his back and laughed a few times. Then he suddenly turned around, pointed at the old Taoist priest and said, "You are not a Taoist priest at all!"
The old Taoist priest was startled by Chi Zhongtian's voice, but he calmed down instantly and said: "Donor, this is a big joke. The old Taoist has been a monk for forty years. He has spent several years in this pure water temple."
Ten years ago, the donor said that the old Taoist was not a Taoist priest, but he was really lying."
At this time, Chi Zhongtian held his shoulders with his hands, curled his mouth, and said with a helpless smile: "Do you know martial arts?
The old Taoist priest smiled and said: "I know a little bit about the art of self-defense."
Upon hearing this, Chi Zhongtian said in a contemptuous tone: "Although I am young, I am not ignorant. You should not waste your time."
The old Taoist priest smiled slightly and said, "Please make it clear what the donor wants to say. I am busy with trivial matters and cannot waste too much time chatting with the donor."
Chi Zhongtian shook his head and sighed: "The world only knows that young people are easy to bully, but they don't know that young people's clear eyes are the nemesis of you pretenders?"
When the old Taoist priest heard this, his face suddenly tightened, and he said impatiently: "It seems that the donor is not sincere in looking for someone, and seems to be making fun of us?"
Chi Zhongtian said: "The knuckles on your right hand are thick. I don't think it is caused by holding a whisk often. The handle of the whisk is slender and round, and the grip of the hand is even. This phenomenon will not occur. I think you hold it all year round.
There are signs of an irregularly shaped sword hilt, am I right?"
When the old Taoist priest heard these words, his eyes flashed. Although he did not speak, his expression was obviously not very natural.
Seeing that the old Taoist priest did not speak, Chi Zhongtian continued: "The few people behind you must not be Taoist priests. People say that a monk has pure six senses and does not care about worldly things, but why do I think these people have bad faces?"
The old Taoist priest chuckled and said, "Can you still read faces?"
Chi Zhongtian said: "I dare not say that I am proficient, but I still know a little bit."
The old Taoist priest said: "When I have something else to do, I won't be joking with the donor here. I will apologize and apologize."
The old Taoist priest obviously didn't want to say more, so he turned around and returned to the Taoist temple.
At this moment, the old Taoist priest who had just turned around and walked a few steps suddenly twitched his ears, then opened his eyes wide, then turned around quickly, swept the dust in his hand, and then heard a crisp sound of "dang clang", and several Taoist priests
Upon closer inspection, it turned out that a small iron sword had fallen to the ground. It must have been swept away just now.
At this time, the old Taoist priest said to Chi Zhongtian in an angry tone: "Why did the donor hurt people with secret arrows?"
That little iron sword was the hidden weapon shot by Chi Zhongtian. This little iron sword was what Mu Chengsong and Chi Zhongtian picked up at the place where Ao Shuangxue's accident happened on the day of Ao Shuangxue's accident.
Chi Zhongtian was actually not sure in his heart that these people were in the same group as Yu Chengmo, but Chi Zhongtian judged through some subtle points and feelings that this group of people was definitely not Taoist priests, but Chi Zhongtian couldn't tell it in his words.
This is not to say that the Taoist priest was flawless, but that Chi Zhongtian's probing language was not cunning enough to reveal his flaws.
Seeing that the old Taoist priest was about to go back, Chi Zhongtian's heart moved, he reached out and took out the small iron sword, and then shot it out quickly. Chi Zhongtian's hidden weapon skills were not very good, so it was easy for the opponent to see through it.
However, this was exactly Chi Zhongtian's purpose. Seeing the old Taoist's action of sweeping away the hidden weapon just now, Chi Zhongtian judged that this person definitely did not know a thing or two about martial arts.
Seeing Chi Zhongtian looking at him with a smile and saying nothing, the old Taoist suddenly woke up and couldn't help but feel annoyed in his heart. The old Taoist underestimated Chi Zhongtian too much, so he was not prepared for Chi Zhongtian to come here.
First hand, in fact, this kind of tentative trick is too childish, but as the saying goes, no matter how good a hunter is, his eyes will be pecked by geese. So this old Taoist fell into Chi Zhongtian's way in a careless way, and also
Not surprising.
At this time, the old Taoist suddenly laughed and said: "Little baby, I still underestimate you. In fact, you are right. We are indeed not Taoist priests. We are just stationed here under orders. I didn't want to embarrass you now, but since you
If you insist on seeking death, you can't blame us."
In fact, Chi Zhongtian guessed right. This Taoist priest was indeed not a real Taoist priest. They were with Yu Chengmo. The leader of the old Taoist priest was named Zhu Yunsheng. To be precise, he was Yu Chengmo's subordinate and was in charge of this place.
Leader, they killed all the Taoist priests here before, and then put on Taoist priests' clothes and were ordered to station here. First, they expelled many people who came to play and offer incense. After gradually no more outsiders came here, they regarded this place as their own.
Yu Chengmo had just ordered Zhu Yunsheng last night, saying that someone would come here in three days, and told him this. Although Zhu Yunsheng didn't know who was coming, but
The name Chi Zhongtian was not unfamiliar to him. This was exactly the person Yu Chengmo had mentioned emphatically when he was explaining to them. Moreover, Zhu Yunsheng also knew that what Yu Chengmo wanted was in the hands of Chi Zhongtian.
His subordinates had just reported to him that Chi Zhongtian was here. At first, he didn't believe it, wondering why he was here before three days had passed. But after he came out and took a look, Zhu Yunsheng was convinced that this person was Chi Zhongtian. Although Zhu Yunsheng did not
He had seen Chi Zhongtian's appearance, but he heard Yu Chengmo describe Chi Zhongtian's appearance. Looking at his age and figure, Zhu Yunsheng compared Chi Zhongtian's appearance with his own impression in his mind, and then Zhu Yunsheng was sure
No doubt.
Zhu Yunsheng actually wanted to capture Chi Zhongtian on the spot. If he could accomplish this, he would be able to claim credit in front of Yu Chengmo. However, Yu Chengmo did not let him take action without permission, so Zhu Yunsheng did not want to reveal his identity at first.
, just wanted to get rid of Chi Zhongtian quickly, but Chi Zhongtian actually played such a trick on him. Zhu Yunsheng originally wanted to attack Chi Zhongtian, but he did not dare to do it because there was no order from above, but Chi Zhongtian was so beaten.
As soon as he made the calculation, Zhu Yunsheng became furious immediately, and with his utilitarian obsession, Zhu Yunsheng had no time to care about orders. At this time, he was already angry and vowed to catch Chi Zhongtian.
When Chi Zhongtian saw that the Taoist priest had admitted it to himself, he was glad that he had tried it out. However, Chi Zhongtian was not reckless. He actually did not want to conflict with them now, because Chi Zhongtian was always worried about Ao Shuangxue's safety.
, for fear that his recklessness would arouse the other party's anger. So he handed over his hand and said: "I have no malice, I just can't get used to people acting in front of me. Since Yu Chengmo is not here, I won't bother you. I'll come back someday."
Come before the meeting." After saying that, Chi Zhongtian turned around and left.
"Wait a minute!" Suddenly, the old Taoist priest called out to Chi Zhongtian.
Chi Zhongtian stopped, turned around and asked, "Do you have any advice?"
The old Taoist priest smiled sinisterly, then waved his hand, and the people behind him all stood apart, and then said: "Come when you want, leave when you want, you made fun of me for a long time, you even plotted against me, and then you actually wanted to pat your butt.
Just leave, little doll, are you too arrogant?"
After hearing this, Chi Zhongtian turned around and said in an innocent tone: "I didn't pat my butt."
Chapter completed!